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AN INTERESTING CHARACTER.
Tho Gaucho Of the Pampas and His Pecu
liarities-Courteous and Cruel.

Tho Gaucho Of the Pampas and His Pecu-
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. and Cruel.
The Gaucho (gowcho) of the pampas
is the most interesting character ON the
continent. He is the descendant of the
aristocratic Spanish don and the women
of the Guarani race, a species unknown
to any other part of the world, whose
nearest likeness is the Bedouin of Arabia.
He is at once the most indolent and the
most active of human beings, for when
he is not in the saddle, devouring space
on the back Of a tireless bronco. he is
sleeping in apathetic Incidence among
his mistresses or gambling with HE
chums. Half savage and half courtier,
the Gaucho is as courteous as he is cruel,
and will thrum an air on the native
mandolin with the same ease and nom
chalance as he will murder fellow
being or slaughter a steer. He recog-
nizes no law but his own will and the
unwritten code OF the cattle range and
all violations of this code are punished
by bapishment or death. Whoever Of
fends him must fight OF fly, and his ven-
geance is as en- Turing as it is vigilant
He never shoots. or strikes with his fist,
and his only weapons are the short knife
which is never absent from his hand or
his belt, the lasso, and the "bolas. i'm
plements of his trade, offensive and de-
fensive.
A fight between Gauchos is always to
the death, and it is the duty of him who
kills to see that his victim is decently
buried, and the widow and orphans cared
for. The widow, if she pleases him, be-
comes his mistress, and the orphans grow
up to be Gauchos under his tutelage. As
mperstitious as a Hindoo, peaceable
when sober. but regardless of God and
man when drunk, as brave as a lion, as
active as a panther, with an endurance
equal 10 any test, faithful to his friends,
as implacable as fate to any one who Of
fends him, he has exercised a powerful
influence upon the destiny Of the Argen-
tine Republic, and retarded civilization
until overcome by an increased immigra-
tion of foreigners.
The Argentine1 once had a Gaucho
dictator Don Manuel Rosas, "The Eter-
nal" SO he called himself. who ruled
with a despotism of iron and blood for
twenty-five years-from 1880 to 1859.
He was the son of wealthy Gaucho Of
the same name, and commanded a regi-
ment of his kind in the war for indepen-
dence. So powerful did he become that
1t was an easy step from the chieftain-
ship Of the Gauchos TO the presidency Of
the republic, and finally to the head of an
absolute despotism, which existed for
nearly quarter of century, in defiance
of the constitution and the laws.
The day Of the Gaucho is passing Immi-
grafton and civilization have driven him
TO the extreme frontier. Like the North
American Indian, he decays when do
mesticated. and tame Gaucho is always
a drunkard, loafer and thief.-Will-
lam Eleroy Curtis in Harper's Magazine.
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II has been calculated that ON the aver
age each man who attains the age OF
three score and ten consumes during the
course of his life twenty wagon loads Of
food, solid and liquid. AT four tons to
the wagon, this would correspond to an
average of about 100 ounces of food per
day, or say some 100 ounces per day dur
ing adult life. and about eighty ounces
during infancy and youth. Most modern
doctors agree in regarding l2O ounces Of
food per day, corresponding to five or
six half pints Of liquid food, and seven
or eight pounds of solid food, as in ex-
cess of the real daily requirements Of a
healthy man or woman.
Yet probably most of us take more
than this, in one way or another, during
the day. DIR. Lancaster, from an exten-
sive analysis of the dietary of soldiers,
sailors, prisoners, and the better paid
class of artisans and professional men in
London, found the average daily guam
tity of solid and liquid food to be 143
ounces. Doubtless many take much less;
but unquestionably many take much
more than this. When some one men,
toned before Sydney Smith the twenty
wagon loads Of food calculated for each
mans allowance, he turned to Lord
Durham. who, like himself, was corpu-
lent land not without sufficient reason),
with the quaint remark. II think our
wagons. Durham, must he four horsed
ones" There are members of the Lon
don corporation, TO seek no further,
whose wagons must be six horsed ones,
and well loaded at that.-Richard A.
Proctor in The Cosmopolitan.
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Names In Boston Directory.

Some Of the pecu'iarities Of the Boston
directory come TO light in the colums Of
The Globe Of that city. OF course there
are plenty Of Beans in Boston, one Egge,
eight Pyes, a number Of Onions and one
Cumb. Besides these there are three
Bones, also Salt and Jelly. Seven Beers
are found, and Coffee, Milk and Teas.
There is one Chicken 10 three Goslings
and Hawk. Boston also has a pair Of
Stockings. one Sock. one Cravatt; pair
of Mittens and four Collars. Three Hats
and one Wigg completes the outiit.-New
York World.
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Indian. na Opium smokerr.

The Reno Journal says that the prac-
tise OF smoking opium is becoming almost
as prevalent among the Pacific coast In
dians as among the Chinese from whom
they have learned Il.
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kniph IL of Pythias.

The ball given at Willis hall Monday
evening last by the Ottawa Division, Uni
formed Rank of knights of Pythlas was
in every way success. Although the
evening was warmer than could have been
desired, still the hall was lot uncomforta-
BILE. Willis hall is large and spacious, and
is very attractive In its appearance, any
way but last Monday II was beautifully
decorated to add to its attractiveness. Long
strips of mosquito netting were Topped
from the centre of the ceiling to its four
corners, and there was other smaller deco
tions. The usual good music was furnish
ed by Willis orchestra. About one hun
dred and forty couples were present. many
OF the gentlemen In their uniforms, and
the effect was beautiful in the extreme. If
there is anything that adds to the appear
ance of ballroom it is the presence Of
tasty uniforms.
Dancing was kept up till about twelve
o'clock, when the company adjourned by
sections to Mr.. Piergue's restaurant for re-
freshment after which dancing was re
sumed and was continued until an early
hour in the morning. The ball was a grand
success in every particular
The Ottawa Division, No. %, of the In
formed Rank of Knights of Pythias was
organized from the regular order of
Knights of Pythias about six months ago,
and has become most tiourishing organi-
cation. There are at the present time
thirty three members in the uniformed
rank, af follows:
T c Urinary, f, p Nitchlem, David
Krouse, Peter Miller, VIM Trabing, Geo W
Deemer, Ed Alshuler, J L Wright, l.
Piergue, J E Bastien, Henry Glenn, Gee
Fischer, Jas Ruff, w II Trabing, A Ives
Jr, Otto Hetzner, Paul Zickler, G W Hens
Ter, Louis BHchenstein, JOS Shaefer, Rich
Heinrich, E J hoffman, W l. Rigden, John
q Cutting, Fred Haeberle, August Acker-
man, H A Jackobs, 5 b Frey, Thos Ly-
sayght, George Funk, W II Hull, David
Spencer, and Phil Glenn.
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The Hamletonian cOnundrum adopted

The Hamletonian conundrum adopted
ITO beer or not to be(er)," has been an
swered IN New York; and New Workers
no longer te(er) on Sundays. New York
is probably the dryest town of Sunday in
the civilized world. 1t is stating 1t mildly
to say that New York does not like It; but
the excise law says no liquor, spurious or
malt, shall be sold or given away on Sun.
day, and mayor Hewitt is seeing that the
law is enforced. And it is,-not by the
usual caper of pulling down the blinds and
locking the front door, with string to the
latch of the back door; but the genuine
article of shut up which racks the nerves
of the man out on Saturday night and
spoils the breakfast of the regular" who
forgot to load his hip pocket the night be-
fore. Rich and poor share alike, tor the
gilt edged "Hoffman House" bar shared
the fate of the Bowery beer shop, and at
the heightened club house the guests
winked until their eyes ached, but neither
the settler nor the modicrum OF rye were
forthcoming; even the sick. mother In. law.
on-the- third.tloo dodge squeezed out not a
drop of the schnapps. Practically on last
Sunday it was impossible to get drop Of
liquor of any sort in the whole city. 1t was
awful! Dry! Why the desert of Sahara
was like wet sponge in comparison; and
when the town fully found it out, the town
emigrated in body to Jersey. Men who
had despised Hoboken and Jersey City as
dirty sisters, flew to their embraces and
their beer with mad, wild rush that only
u lack of ferry boats saved from being
overwhelming land moistening their Threats
with the amber nectar of Jersey they lifted
up their voices and cursed the excise law
Mad? Why the whole town is In arms,
and "loaded for bear" What, no music
and no beer In the gardens! No beer at
Coney Island! No beer on the Bowery!
No two o'clock a. m. cock. tail for the news
Paper men at Hudnut's! Why the things
and If the law isn't repealed
soon the whole town will evaporate in a
rage.
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created new crimes, and was both dishon
oring and degrading, 80
II il the general belief that the bill Will
pass: may lis passage he like the repeal OF
the Missouri compromise here at home
the be- innlng of the end
The lower house of the Illinois legisla
ture ON Friday last had un!er consideration
two temperance bills, one the county option
bill. and that providing compulsory educa
ton In the common schools on the eHec's
of the use of liquor and tobacco The first
was refused consideration, while the quo
rum WAS broken on motion to amend the
second 10 exclude from the schools as
teachers all who used liquor or tobacco.
on the same day the Senate passed the
house bill to establish system of savings
banks, under state supervision, II Is sub.
stantially the New York law, which has
been successful thus far; and Il is believed,
will be ample TO protect depositors, and,
therefore, largely Increase the number OF
those institutions so much needed by the
people.
browne of La Sale" our own Edgar s.,
seems 10 have startled the Chicagoans In
the matter of the drainage Bills" His
speech which forced the adoption of the
drainage Farm amendment was an able
one, and when Mr. Crafts OF Cook arose
and read from expert evidence on the sub,
ject 10 refute Mr.. Brownies statements. MIR,
Brown quoted expert evidence back, and
surprised everyone by his knowledge OF
the question Mr. Browne threw at him
an avalanche Of questions, that he could
not answer "Mr. Brownies triumph,
says the Heraid was wholly unexpected.
When his amendment was offered he was
laughed at, when hv c9mneDced to speak
he was ridiculed, but Ia five minutes fifty
members we're gathered about him, and
when he sat down the friends of the Hurd
bill took alarm. Mr., Crafts made credl
table effort TO save the measure, but the
tide had turned, and 1t was swept 10 o.
structon amid one of the most exciting
scenes Witnessed since this session
On Wednesday the subcommittee OF the
s. nate having In charge the bill to reduce
the charges ut the Union Stock Yards, Chi
C igo, rep ,rted adversely on the BILL Wash
burn, the father of the bill, said the yards
charged he same now that they did 20
wears ago, and that the annual receipts
were not far from $2OOOOOO, though one
half that amount would pay all expenses.
He believed the charges should be reduc-
ed but the committee agreed to recon-
mend that the bill do net pass
In spite of the resolution some time ago
adopted, the house ON Wednesday last
voted a further appropriation of $4,000 to
he State printers, only Browne OF La Sale
and eleven others having the nerve to vote
against it. The subject of the COM
Dination, II has leaked out, will be brought !
before the Sangamon county grand jury,
after which Rokker " CO. may be allowed
he privilege they claim Of having their
side heard by petit jury.
The Senate has adopted resolution to
adjourn sine die on May q.
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candidate the SURFACES OF the people lire
spectlve OF party ties; and In case OF cleo
ton, II would place the keeping OF the
countys funds In the hands OF man who
would command that confidence of the
whole people which comes OF perfect hon
esty,
MIR. McKeon ought to be nominated /;
and the delegates who meet In convention
to do this ought with unanimity to select
him as a candidate for this place for which
all recognize his pre-. eminent fitness.
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THE CHICAGO DRAINAGE SCHEME.

There Is no doubt that the Brown amend
ment to the Hurd bill, adopted in the low
or house of the Legislature at Springfield,
as mentioned In our last, has, for the pres
ent, done for" all the various drainage
schemes that Chicago had projected. While
to outward appearance, the Browne amend
ment no doubt seemed hostile to Chicago,
II Is evident that II was not conceived In
that spirit but was largely indebted for its
success to Chicago connivance. The truth
is, Chicago itself is yet by no means united
on any drainage plan, and as the Hurd
scheme, which is the only one of
which there was any hope of approval by
the legislature, would have had to be en-
dorsed by vote of the people of Chicago
before 1t could be put into operation, there
is scarcely doubt that it would have been
voted down by large majority and thus as
effectually killed as II has been In advance
by Mr.. Browne.
The Hurd scheme, as our readers are
doubtless aware, centemplates, In a few
words, the construction of channel, in
dependent of the present canal, 200 feet
wide and IS feet deep, from the lake to the
Desplaines river, with sufficient fall to
carry this way 100000 cubic feet per min
ute of pure lake water, at an estimated cost
to Chicago OF $25,OO0,OOO. AS the fall be-
tween the lake and Joliet is over 40 feet,
of course the addition of such volume of
water to the Desplaines river would create
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Prof. Buel G.. Cotton has been appOipte

Prof. Buel G. Cotton has been appointed
principal of the high school for the ensu.
ing year, at Prof. Tufts salery of $1,000
He will select his subordinates MIR. Col.
ton is teacher of tirst.class ability, and
will undoubtedly make the most possible
of the school, To Mr.. Tufts there had
grown up some opposition; and when such
is the case, without Questi Jning his schol-
arship or ability as an instructor, harmony
In all quarters would justify the change,
which was made by the unanimous vote of
the Board. Mr.. Tufts has made many
friends here, who will of course regret to
see him leave Ottawa
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an enormous amour, of water power, which

an enormous amount Of water power, which
Chicago would own and try 10 turn to prof
liable use, so that the improvement
might not be without a considerable re-
turnable revenue yet as that part Is largely
speculative, the mass Of the Chicago people
take little note of more than the one fact
staring them In the face, that the work In.
wolves an addition of $4,000 to the
city debt-its Indebtedness already being
as great as 1t can comfortably bear.
What the mass of the Chicago people
undoubtedly favor Is the adoption of the
Winston Roche scheme. That-without
stopping to go into details-simply contem.
plates the construction of conduifs or ditch.
es sufficient TO send enough lake water
dswn the Desplaines and Illinois valley to
carry of all the Chicago sewage and keep
II out of the lake. As II Is maintained that
at present full three fourths OF the Chicago
sewage Is passed Into the canal by the
BRIDGEPORT pumps and sent this way, the ad-
dtional channel Immediately needed to
carry of the rest would be comparatively
small, although nltimately-that Ia, twenty
or forty years hence--it may be necessary
to enlarge the ditch fully mp to the Hurd
idea-a possibility which the Winston.
Roche scheme recognizes and pretends to
provide for-when the contingency arises.
But will the people of the Desplsines
and lllineis valley ever consent to any such
temporiling and halfway job? They are
quite ready to admit that there Is such
dilution Of the sewage of Chicago possible
that all of It can be safely turned this way.
Doubtless all the cities along the Hudson
river turn their sewage into that stream,
yet no pollution of Its waters from that
source is perceptible anywhere above New
York. So the Connecticut, the Susquehan
hah, the Schuylkill, the Ohio, and many
other of our rivers carry off great masses
of sewage with no perceptible effect on
the purity of their water. But when, as in
the case of the Desplaines river, and even
the Illinois dowo as far as Peoria and
ia Water when the water Is
covered from air and sunshine by Is inches
Of solid ice, the waters become so foul that
every ir.hole in the ics emits stencil as
from million of ro..sa cabbages, and the
waters become 30 poisoned that the Dish die
and 70 drink IL is equal to taking dose of
salts will the people this side of Chicago
stand permanent Inauguration of such a
system? That is substantially the system
we have now, with but fraction of the
Chicago sewage forced this way by the
Bridgeport pumps. What will it be when
all that sewage is hurled upon us? Either
Chicago must give us the Hurd plan Ia full |
and generous measure, or she must adopt
The plan outlined in the Browne amend. |
ment, or she must send her sewage into
he lake and 60 out far enough for her
drinking water to be beyond Its polluting
influence. AS the whole business may be |
regarded as laid on the shelf by the pres
ent Legislature, Chicago and the people !
his way have two years before them to !
'cuss and discuss" other and more practi. |
cable schemes to surmount the difficulty |
han any that have thus far been pre-.
'ented.
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Mr.. George Bennett is announced as
candidate for the Office of justice of the
peace, to fill the vacancy. Mr.. Bennett is
emenently fit man for the place,-an old
resident of long business experience, the
highest integrity and thoroughly qualified
for the Office by experienc and training.
He would make an excellent officer.
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ANNOUNCEMENTS

We are authorized TO announce that GEOHGE BEN
NETT will be a candidate for the office of Justice OF
the Peace to MI vacancy at the election 10 take place
on May 81.
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ottawa, H.. May "A. 1887.

Knlsy,d at The F'ost Odice al Ottaud, fHi,iOs, as
serord Cidts Ndu Ndtter
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created new CRIMES, and was both dishon
oring and degrading, ,vm
II IL the general belief that the bill VIII
pass may lis passage he like the repeal OF
the Missouri compromise here at home
tbs. be inning of the end.
The Clifton clarion., 1887-01-26
Gambling at the National Capital.

Washington letter: 1 don't sup pose there is another town in which the professional gambler can fleece his victims with greater neatness and dispatch than in Washington. Poker is a favorite game, and rybody, of course, imagines that he can play it. It is bold assertion, but I venture to say that nine out of every ten of the army and navy officers sta toned in the Capital play, if not daily, certainly weekly, their game of poker. Here is vast field for a "card sharp" to start on. It is true that a majority of the off, cers have only their pay to live and play on, but in the aggregate 1t must amount to 8 snug little sum. Besides there are many who have married a fortune and who never object to risking their wives money on little game of draw" It is not many years ago that professional gambler who has se- cured an introduction into army and navy circles here walked away with S30,000 in d single month, all won from his military friends. Just about that time a perfect epi demic of the disease known as duplicate pay accounts set in, and that disease, as everybody knows, has not been extirpated yet. Its origin, if traced, would,I I have no doubt, have led to the card table in every instance.